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ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2020

Completeness of operative reports for rectal cancer surgery.

Arielle E Kanters, Joceline V Vu, Ari D Schuman, Inga Van Wieren, Ashley Duby, Karin M Hardiman, Samantha K Hendren

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Quality review of ventral hernia repair operative reports.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Arielle E KantersDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: akanters@med.umich.edu.
Joceline V VuDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ari D SchumanCenter for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Inga Van WierenCenter for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ashley DubyCenter for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Karin M HardimanDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Samantha K HendrenDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

Translational Research in GI CancerP50CA130810 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BRENNER, DEAN E. · 2010 to 2016
$11.8M
Health Services Research Training Years 32-36T32HS000053 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HIRTH, RICHARD A · 1992 to 2024
$7.3M
Improving Rectal Cancer Surgery Through Regional CollaborationK07CA163665 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HENDREN, SAMANTHA KATHLEEN · 2012 to 2015
$700k
Intra-tumor Heterogeneity in Colorectal Cancer Progression and Treatment ResponseK08CA190645 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HARDIMAN, KARIN MARIE · 2016 to 2019
$700k
Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Assess the Quality of Hernia Care in MichiganF32DK115340 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI VU, JOCELINE VUONG-THU · 2018 to 2018
$63k
AHRQ HHS T32 HS000053NCI NIH HHS K07 CA163665NCI NIH HHS K08 CA190645NCI NIH HHS L30 CA189003NCI NIH HHS P50 CA130810NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK115340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSynoptic operative reporting has been shown to improve completeness and consistency in surgical documentation. We sought to determine whether operative reports contain the key elements recommended by the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.

methodsRectal cancer operative reports from June-December 2018 were submitted from ten hospitals in Michigan. These reports were analyzed to identify key elements in the synoptic operative template and assessed for completeness.

resultsIn total, 110 operative reports were reviewed. Thirty-one (28%) reports contained all 24 elements; all of these reports used a synoptic template. Overall, 62 (56%) reports used a synoptic template and 48 (44%) did not. Using a synoptic template significantly improved documentation, as these reports contained 92% of required elements, compared to 39% for narrative reports (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS/DISCUSSION: Narrative operative reports inconsistently document rectal cancer resection. This study provides evidence that synoptic reporting will improve quality of documentation for rectal cancer surgery.

Indexed as

Quality ImprovementHumansMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedMichiganProctectomyProspective StudiesRectal NeoplasmsROC CurveNAPRCOperative note completenessRectal cancer qualitySynoptic operative report

Identifiers

PMID31630821
PMCPMC7101251

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